diff --git a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/containers/add_contact.py b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/views/add_contact.py
similarity index 93%
rename from briar-gtk/briar_gtk/containers/add_contact.py
rename to briar-gtk/briar_gtk/views/add_contact.py
index ba0cebccdb38cf99ed3ab72f24d491aa6a424fc7..8486f4f37b40bab9c76609c3b0e1d4526dee8566 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/containers/add_contact.py
+++ b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/views/add_contact.py
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Nico Alt
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 # License-Filename: LICENSE.md
-
+import os
 from gettext import gettext as _
+from gi.repository import Gtk
 
 from briar_wrapper.models.contacts import Contacts
 
 from briar_gtk.actions.add_contact import AddContactActions
 from briar_gtk.actions.prefixes import ADD_CONTACT_PREFIX
-from briar_gtk.container import Container
-from briar_gtk.define import APP
+from briar_gtk.define import APP, RESOURCES_DIR
 
 
-class AddContactContainer(Container):
+class AddContactView(Gtk.Overlay):
 
     ADD_CONTACT_UI = "add_contact.ui"
     STACK_NAME = "add_contact_flow_stack"
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class AddContactContainer(Container):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
+        self.builder = Gtk.Builder()
         AddContactActions(self)
         self._setup_view()
         self._load_content()
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@ class AddContactContainer(Container):
         self._setup_add_contact_flow_headers()
         self._setup_link_enter_listener()
 
+    def _add_from_resource(self, ui_filename):
+        self.builder.add_from_resource(
+            os.path.join(RESOURCES_DIR, ui_filename)
+        )
+
     def _load_content(self):
         contacts = Contacts(APP().api)
         own_link = contacts.get_link()
diff --git a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/window.py b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/window.py
index c9fb847f00cfa2635970e193013b3c8bcaf4370a..408780d6ca8daed9b73f83c0b2ca29fc2fad9aed 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/window.py
+++ b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/window.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from gettext import gettext as _
 from gi.repository import Gio, Gtk
 
 from briar_gtk.actions.window import WindowActions
-from briar_gtk.containers.add_contact import AddContactContainer
+from briar_gtk.views.add_contact import AddContactView
 from briar_gtk.controllers.main_window import MainWindowController
 from briar_gtk.views.main_window import MainWindowView
 from briar_gtk.containers.startup import StartupContainer
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Window(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
         self.current_controller = main_window_controller
 
     def _setup_add_contact_container(self):
-        self._setup_container(AddContactContainer())
+        self._setup_container(AddContactView())
 
     def _setup_builder(self):
         builder = Gtk.Builder.new()